Suspension Bridge Issues Over Niangua

What could be the oldest Suspension Bridge in the country designed by an actual Department of Transportation employee, is getting old and needing quite a bit of maintenance. The Suspension Bridge on Route “J” over the Little Niangua River has several historical nature to it. It was built in 1932. MoDOT Area Engineer Bob Lynch explained what would have to be done to protect the historic nature of the bridge on Ozarks This Morning recently…

The average daily traffic on the bridge is over 400 vehicles. Lynch adds that if the bridge becomes unusable, MoDOT would have to reroute a new road and bridge over the Little Niangua to protect and preserve the older bridge…